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Democrats went on the attack Tuesday against MORE’s new pick for the Supreme Court, but acknowledged they are unlikely to win the war.  Senate Minority Leader MORE’s Russia probe. “Judge Kavanaugh possesses an impressive résumé, an outstanding legal mind and an exemplary judicial temperament,” he said. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE (R-Iowa) said he expects Kavanaugh to receive a vote on the floor 65 to 70 days from now, in keeping with recent Senate precedent, and for his panel to hold confirmation hearin

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The TAKE with Rick Klein President trade wars are easy to win. But he can't pretend to be without ideology – not now, and not anymore. Trump's moves are signaling policy choices that will have real ramifications and that figure to draw significant blowback. The president accepted Scott Pruitt's resignation for reasons outside of his job performance – where he "has

The TAKE with Rick Klein Washington has gotten used to President Donald Trump as a disruptor, with political instincts that push him toward division and conflict. Now comes a legacy-defining week that will test those instincts, at home and abroad. Trump's NATO ambassador, Kay Bailey Hutchison, is promising a NATO summit that will emphasize the alliance's "strength and unity." It will be up to the president to make good on that theme, at a

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The reservation locks in ad space on shows that are watched by the demographic the Republican’s campaign is presumably hoping to target.  The “American Idol” alum is scheduled to perform at a fund-raising concert in Barnstable Thursday night to benefit GOP operative Beth Lindstrom’s campaign.  Representative Michael Capuano got a little testy Monday when asked about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s win in New York and calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

All 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court Tuesday to oppose Kavanaugh.  It was the second time in two years that Thomas Hardiman, who is originally from Waltham, was one of President Trump’s finalists.  The president’s Twitter post doesn’t tell the whole story, according to the Emerson professor who helped lead the study.

All 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court Tuesday to oppose Kavanaugh.  It was the second time in two years that Thomas Hardiman, who is originally from Waltham, was one of President Trump’s finalists.  The president’s Twitter post doesn’t tell the whole story, according to the Emerson professor who helped lead the study.

All 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court Tuesday to oppose Kavanaugh.  It was the second time in two years that Thomas Hardiman, who is originally from Waltham, was one of President Trump’s finalists.  The president’s Twitter post doesn’t tell the whole story, according to the Emerson professor who helped lead the study.